15 Best Modern History Podcasts

1. New Books in Early Modern History

Interviews with scholars of the Early Modern World about the new books
Podcast newbooksnetwork.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 8.6KTwitter Followers 11.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Secret Antenna

A podcast wherein Kallie and Michelle discuss modern history as a story of overlapping subterranean spy syndicates, clandestine government hangouts, and powerful propaganda machines that have shaped the cultural-political moment of present-day America.
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Host Kallie and Michelle
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 107 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 80 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. We Didn't Start the Fire

A modern history podcast inspired by the lyrics of Billy Joel. Billy didn't just write an unforgettable smash-hit with 'We Didn't Start The Fire', he also created the most fascinating, random, and original history of the post-war world. Each episode, a new lyric and a fresh subject, all presented by Katie Puckrik and Tom Fordyce. It's politics, rock 'n' roll, sport, space, television, the Cold War, explored and explained by historians, eyewitnesses, and mega-fans.
Podcast crowdnetwork.co.uk
Email ****@crowdnetwork.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.8 / 5Twitter Followers 534Instagram Followers 924 Frequency 26 episodes / year Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. Wittenberg to Westphalia

A history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events.
Podcast wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com
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Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 951 Frequency 6 episodes / year Avg Length 53 min Play Get Email Contact

5. 13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre

Canada's worst shooting spree in modern history has left us with far more questions than answers. Journey inside every single hour of this tragedy as it happened with Global News Halifax reporter Sarah Ritchie.
Podcast curiouscast.ca
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 78Twitter Followers 595 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. @ToyPhotoCast

The community of incredible artists that populate the #toyphotography group on social has a passion for storytelling. Listen to some of the most renowned Toy Photographer, along with newcomers, discuss important topics and share insight into one of the most influential art movements in modern history.
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Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Instagram Followers 1K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. Transmissions From Jonestown

Welcome to Transmissions From Jonestown. Leading up to the mass suicides in Jonestown the Peoples Temple recorded hundreds of hours of audio. Now for the first time, listen to the story of the Peoples Temple told by the people who were there.
Podcast radiojonestown.libsyn.com
Host Shannon Howard
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Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 938Twitter Followers 1.1K Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Shared History

A history and comedy podcast about the overlooked and underrepresented people and events from ancient to modern history.
Podcast arcadeaudio.net
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 198Instagram Followers 977 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 66 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. Old Testament Studies

This podcast brings Old Testament scholarship from the ivory towers of academia into the common language of every podcast listener. In each episode, I look at the life and academic contributions of one modern Old Testament scholar to understand how their ideas developed and show their impact on our understanding of the Old Testament.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. History of Modern Art with Klaire

Explore Modern Art history including Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and other key Modernist art movements. Join artist and educator Klaire Lockheart as she examines famous artists and artwork through the 21st century intersectional feminist lens.
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Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 501Instagram Followers 5.1K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

11. The Vietnamese Boat People

The Vietnamese Boat People podcast is about stories of hope, survival, and resilience. Between 1975 to 1992, almost two million Vietnamese risked their lives to flee oppression and hardship after the Vietnam War, in one of the largest mass exoduses in modern history. Escaping by boat, many found freedom in a foreign land, many were captured and brutally punished, and many did not survive the journey.
Podcast vietnameseboatpeople.podbean.com
Email ****@vietnameseboatpeople.org
Facebook Followers 2.2KTwitter Followers 505Instagram Followers 5.8K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 42 min Play Get Email Contact